עִלִּי
ili · upper
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H5942 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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ili (עִלִּי) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “upper”.
From above, upper.
How to say it
i·li
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Lying higher up.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
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Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Joshua 15:19
And she said, “Give me a blessing; since you have given me the land of the Negev, give me also springs of water.” And he gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.
- Judges 1:15
She said to him, “Give me a blessing; since you have given me the land of the Negev, give me springs of water.” And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.